Former PlayStation exec: Nintendo left the company “standing at the altar” with SNES add-on, courted Square with whiskey to get Final Fantasy 7 off N64
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If there’s one prominent thing we know about the history of gaming, it’s the partnership that nearly happened between Nintendo and Sony for a SNES add-on capable of playing Super Discs, a type of CD-ROM. Despite the two sides coming extremely close to an agreement, Nintendo pulled out at the last second. Sony would then go on to form its PlayStation brand while Nintendo teamed up with Philips for a short period.
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden reflected on that bit of history in a recent interview. He said that Ken Kutaragi, who was an engineer and later became Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO, was left “proverbially standing at the altar” due to Nintendo’s decision.
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My Nintendo adds Super Mario Party Jamboree party coasters
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There’s another physical reward on My Nintendo in North America, this time for Super Mario Party Jamboree. Members can get their hands on a set of party coasters.
You’ll get eight different coasters here. Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, Princess Daisy and Waluigi, Yoshi, Toad, and Kamek are on the designs. Each coaster is 4 and waterproof, so you can use them repeatedly in the future. The material is comprised of coated paperboard.
Trailer leaks for unreleased LEGO James Bond game
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November 29: LEGO games have explored many different properties over the years, and at one point, developer TT Games even hoped to put its own spin on the James Bond franchise.
A trailer for the pitch emerged on Reddit this week. Some confusion was going around that James Bond would have appeared as new content for LEGO Dimensions year 3, but that’s not actually the case. TT Games made the pitch in hopes of making a full game here.
Gnosia getting an anime
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Gnosia, the acclaimed visual novel social deduction RPG, is now receiving the anime treatment.
Aniplex shared the announcement earlier today. As of now the company has confirmed that the anime will air in Japan sometime in 2025 and the Gnosia development team is involved. Other than that, not much has been shared.
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The entire Mario & Luigi series, ranked
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For the most part, the Mario & Luigi series fell dormant after the release of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. Sure, we got remakes of Superstar Saga and eventually Bowser’s Inside Story on Nintendo 3DS – but for the longest time, there were no new entries at all. Then AlphaDream closed its doors after the somewhat expected failure of the Bowser’s Inside Story remake, which seemingly sealed the deal on the fate of this franchise. To everyone’s surprise, however, Mario & Luigi: Brothership was revealed at this year’s summer Nintendo Direct, and it’s developed by Acquire, the team behind Octopath Traveler. And with this new game on the horizon, we figure it’s as good a time as any to take a look at the rest of the Mario & Luigi series and how each of them holds up today.
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Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective art book revealed
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November 25: Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective, a new collaboration between Piggyback and Nintendo, has been revealed.
The art book will cover the first three games in the series. Fans can expect a celebration of the franchise’s art “with exclusive insights from the game developers.” The hardcover book spans over 200 pages. Interestingly, this is Piggyback’s first art book.
Nintendo is the third most sought-after employer in Japan
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Employment agency Gakujo recently held a survey that shows Nintendo ranks third in terms of Japanese graduates that are on the job hunt. 5,476 university students from across the country participated showing which companies they’re most interested in.
Trade giant Itochu and food and biotech corporation Ajinomoto ranked first and second respectively. However, Nintendo was very clearly #1 for gaming companies. Konami, Bandai Namco, SEGA, and Capcom also appeared in the top fifty.
Nintendo going after members of the SwitchPirates subreddit
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According to a filing in federal court in Washington State, Nintendo of America is now going after new targets related to Nintendo Switch piracy, including members of the SwitchPirates subreddit.
We previously heard that James “Archbox” Williams had been sued over selling pirated games. Stemming from its investigation of that case, Nintendo is pursuing others who may have instigated piracy.
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Square Enix cautious about flooding the market with HD-2D games
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Square Enix has provided a fairly steady stream of HD-2D games since 2018, but the company is also a bit wary about flooding the market with those types of titles.
We already know that after the recent release of Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, Dragon Quest 1 and 2 are set to receive the same treatment next year. Producer Masaaki Hayasaka told Bloomberg that he’d also “love to consider” remakes for other entries as well. However, that will depend on reactions to Dragon Quest 3, and Square Enix doesn’t want to go overboard with HD-2D games at once.
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Celebrating ten years of amiibo, Nintendo’s most successful experiment
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This Thursday, November 21, marked a momentous occasion – the ten-year anniversary of amiibo, Nintendo’s beloved lineup of figurines and cards. Over the years, Nintendo has released over 200 unique figures and – if you count all the Animal Crossing cards – well over 800 amiibo in total. Given the recent news that the Nintendo Switch successor will include backwards compatibility with Switch software (and therefore amiibo functionality), it seems Nintendo is keen to continue increasing this number as the years go by. So today, we’re looking at the past, present, and future of amiibo figures, starting from its very beginning on this day ten years ago.
